ADP reported US seasonally adjusted private nonfarm payrolls rose 44,000 in July, below June’s revised 95,000 and the 75,000 consensus. All net gains were in services (+47,000); goods employment fell 3,000. Education and health added 36,000 jobs; financial activities +10,000; professional and business services +9,000; other services +6,000. ADP chief economist Nela Richardson said: "Job seekers are highly responsive to real-time economic conditions; rapid pay growth indicates supply constraints

2026-08-05

ADP reported US seasonally adjusted private nonfarm payrolls rose 44,000 in July, below June’s revised 95,000 and the 75,000 consensus. All net gains were in services (+47,000); goods employment fell 3,000. Education and health added 36,000 jobs; financial activities +10,000; professional and business services +9,000; other services +6,000. ADP chief economist Nela Richardson said: "Job seekers are highly responsive to real-time economic conditions; rapid pay growth indicates supply constraints in parts of the labor market. At the same time, typical hiring patterns are shifting as employers respond to changing macro conditions."